impact of the student mental health and well-being initiatives recently
introduced in schools on the reduction of the incidence of violence and bullying;
and assess the effectiveness of measures, legislative or otherwise, in countering
violence and bullying; and
ensure that there is a binding obligation on schools to prevent violence and
bullying.
29
The Commission recommends that the Committee urge the Government to commit
to reviewing the Adoption Act 1955.
30
The Commission recommends that the Committee urge the Government to commit
to implementing the recommendation from the 2013 Transparency International
Report – with particular focus on increasing participation in central and local
Government.
31
The Commission recommends that the Committee urge the Government to set a
concrete timetable for responding to the recommendations from the Waitangi
Tribunal’s Wai 262 decision.
32
The Commission recommends that the Committee urge the Government to:
reconsider the offers that were made in 2016 to residential red zone property
owners and commit to working with property owners in the red zone on an
individual basis to find a solution;
ensure that all Red Zone Recovery Plans and Programmes expressly require
Councils to maintain services and infrastructure for those property owners who
wish to remain;
consider the possibility of buy back provisions for former property owners
accepted the Crown offers; and
encourage the Christchurch City Council to ensure that any planning decisions
temporary or otherwise are not based on the arbitrary red zone designations,
but rather on an individualised assessment of properties and in close
consultation with property owners.
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